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The Prentice government has picked the wrong priorities by boosting money for health ministry communications and strategy at the same time it is cutting funds to deliver care, NDP Leader Rachel Notley said Tuesday. “It’s probably around public relations and affecting people’s opinion,” she said. “To me, that shows a government that is incredibly out of touch of with what Albertans want to see happen in the health system, out of touch with how important this issue is to Albertans and how frustrated they are at the constant reorganization while at the same time the quality of care received becomes less and less reliable every day.”